| Womenswold | |
|---|---|
 The Street, Womenswold | |
  Womenswold Location withinKent | |
| Area | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population | 286 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR227508 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode district | CT4 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°12′39″N1°11′16″E / 51.21083°N 1.18778°E /51.21083; 1.18778 | |
Womenswold is a village andcivil parish centred 7 miles (11 km) south-east ofCanterbury,Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of theA2 road. The parish consists of three hamlets: Womenswold,Woolage Village andWoolage Green.
Historically, Womenswold has been recorded with various spellings, includingWymynswold[2] andWimlingswold.[3] A further one may beWymelyngewolde[4]
Originally "Wymelyngewolde", from the combination of the possible personal name of "Wimel" and the Old English "ingas" meaning the "people of" and "wald" as a "forest". Thus Womanswold, or 'Wymelyngewolde', means the "forest of the people of Wimel".
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The church of St, Margaret of Antioch covers all three hamlets, in Womenswold proper rather than the woodland, cereal and pasture fields within its bounds. A small mediaeval building without any side aisles, it is part of the Barham Downs group of churches.
51°12′39″N1°11′16″E / 51.21083°N 1.18778°E /51.21083; 1.18778
